Ron Carlisle - Support Volunteer

Born in London, in May 1948. With my father being in the RAF as well, travelled around England and Wales. After schooling, joined the Royal Air Force in October 1966 as a radio operator. Served in the UK, Cyprus, Oman, and Germany (Berlin). Left the regular service in November 1988 in the equivalent rank of E-7, but doing the job of E-8/9. Served for five years in the Voluntary Reserve of the RAF, in the rank of Warrant Officer (Command Sergeant Major equivalent) Worked for the Railroads in UK before and after privatisation reaching the equivalent post of Foreman of Engines responisble for 24 driver (Engineers) Retired from the Railroads in June 2007, purchased a business in Colorado Springs, and moved to Monument in September 2007 Became a Honorary Member of Post 7829 in 2009.

Joe Carlson

Born and raised in Berkeley, California. Graduated from the Umiversity of California Davis (BS) and Berkeley (MBA). Served in the US Army with the 8th Infantry Division, Military Advisory Command Vietnam, and the 101st Airborne Division as an infantry officer from 1969 to 1975 serving in Germany, Vietnam, and the US. After military service, worked as a Certified Public Accountant in Alaska and Oklahoma retiring in 2009 after owning / operating a CPA professional firm for 20 plus years.. Moved to the Monument area in 1992. Father of eight (five girls and three boys) avid motorcyclist (VFW Warriors and GoldWing Rider Association), scuba diver, flyer and runner,

Ted Carlson

Born and raised in California. Enlisted in the Navy in 1989, graduated from San Diego State University, and commissioned in 1999. Served aboard the USS PELELIU, USS THACH, and USS BARRY. Currently on active duty serving at U.S. Northern Command. Married to the beautiful Mrs. Ashleyann Carlson and father of four children…two rescue dogs and two rescue cats. Enjoys the outdoors, running, biking, swimming, and kayaking.

Larry Cross

John Cukjati

Jerald Custance

Master Sergeant Jerald Custance is an Academy Military Trainer, Cadet Squadron Eight, Cadet Group One, Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. Responsibilities include command and control of 116 cadets. Plans, directs, and implements policies, programs, and procedures directly impacting the morale, welfare, administration, and training of all assigned personnel. He makes recommendations on disciplinary and retention issues to the Commandant of Cadets.

Sergeant Custance was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He entered the Air Force in 1996 and was assigned to Bolling AFB as a USAF Honor Guard Ceremonial Guardsman for his first duty station. During this time he buried over 2K members in Arlington National Cemetary. He has continued his dedication to the Air Force for 16 years by accepting various special duty assignments and overseas assignments. Sergeant Custance is married to Mrs. Hannah Custance from Houma, Louisiana. Together they parent two girls Faith age-7 and Arianna age-4.

Art Cartwright

Art is currently a Systems Engineering consultant. His client list includes the Systems Engineering program at United States Air Force Academy. Art retired in December 2012 after over 23 years of service to the United States Air Force. His active duty career included assignments with the United States Air Force Academy, Office of Defense Representative-Pakistan, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Battlelab, Air Force Flight Test Center, and Air Force Technical Applications Center. Art is proud to be a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Charles A. Christburg

Charles is the Chief, Staff and Resources Division, Strategy,Policy and Plans Directorate, North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), stationed at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. He leads administration, personnel actions,
budget execution, security management, training programs,
facility management and represents the Director and Deputies as directed.Prior to assignment as the Chief of the Support and Resources Division, Charles served as Chief of Staff, Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate, Deputy, Maritime Division and both Deputy and acting Chief of the PolicyDivision. His career began with military service. He was commissioned a 2ndLt
in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1977 and designated a Naval Aviator
in 1980. He is a graduate of the Navy Supply Corps School, Marine Air-Group Task Force Intelligence Officers School, and the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. Mr. Christburg is designated a Space Operations Officer by both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army. Additionally, he holds a Special Education Program qualification as a Marine Corps Data Systems Officer after completion of Masters Degree. He has served in numerous Marine Corps, Navy and Joint Intelligence Officer Billets that included Chief of Staff for Intelligence assignments at Commander Amphibious Group-Two and the Third Marine Division. Charles has exercise and operational experience, afloat and ashore, in all U.S. Combatant Command regions of the world. He retired from the Marine Corps in 1998 as the Chief, Intelligence Plans and Policy Division and Program Manager, TENCAP, Headquarters United States Marine Corps, Washington DC.After retirement from the Marine Corps, Charles spent several years as an aerospace consultant for numerous companies including Nichols Research Corporation, Whitney Bradley & Brown Inc., Titan Corporation, AT&T Defense Systems and CollborX Inc. He supported USAF infrared and radar data fusion programs, USN Time-Critic Targeting, classified space programs as well as Missile Defense Agency's Command and Control for Ballistic Missile Defense program. He was selected as the Deputy Chief, Policy Division, USNORTHCOM in 2004 where he lead the Organizational Policy and Legislative Affairs,Joint Doctrine
and Theater Security Cooperation efforts for the command.
In 2006 he stood up the NORAD-USNORTHCOM Maritime Division and was responsible for the strategy, policy and plans development for maritime domain awareness, maritime homeland defense and NORAD Maritime Warning. From 2009 to 2011 Charles served as the Chief of Staff for the Strategy, Policy and Plans Directorate.